I'm a woman, and I think relationships should be easy. That said, I'm pretty agreeable and a difference in opinion doesn't lead to fighting in my relationship. We luckily do both agree that Covid is mostly fake and masks are entirely useless BUT we disagree about things all the time! Like, he can't stand his sister anymore because she married a Mexican. I still like her, I totally get the problem with the situation but you know... She's a sweet blonde girl and she's a decent non corrupted woman and she's the kind of person I get along with, I'm pretty sure she just settled down with the first Mormon guy that wanted to marry her. White men failed her but she's still pretty fun to swap recipes with. My husband and I disagree about some things but luckily our life is not a political debate (or a debate about furniture preferences) and we get along even when we disagree. I absolutely love hearing him talk about what he believes in even when I don't like the conclusion. I love a strong man who doesn't bend to the will of the people around him, including my own. And he's perfectly respectful, like legitimately doesn't at all make me feel stupid or lesser when we do disagree- he expects that we'll have different opinions, we're different people and I'm a girl, I think very differently than he does.
The point is, disagreement being present doesn't mean something shouldn't be easy. I've still never really had a fight with my husband. Admittedly I've gotten my feelings hurt and cried about it a couple times. He's very sweet when I feel upset. I'm capable of recognizing that it usually has nothing to do with him when I feel badly. It works out great. Now we're having nice white babies! And the pregnancy hormones only make me love him more.
I grew up watching a parent and spouse fight, and learned how utterly stupid and pointless it is to have fights. There's not a single thing worth saying that can't be said in a gentle, reasonable manner. My wife and I have never yelled at each other, even when dealing with major disagreements, and it always turned out for the better.
Same here. Screaming parents led to an adult aversion to people who cannot control themselves (which also feeds my loathing of the left.) Yelling causes IQ to drop about a million points. May as well argue with an amoeba! I found that if you speak more quietly than usual, some ingrained human instinct to become quiet and vigilant (hush, the tiger is listening!) comes into play, and real communication gets done, leading to real conflict resolution.
"I'm a woman..." Stopped reading there
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